they balanced catholicism and protestantism and judaism. they balanced english culture with german culture with french culture. out of many one. had previous generations of leaders not achieved oneness, we would not be, could not be the great nation we are today. the senate was added to the constitution as a compromise. washington, d.c., was placed on the banks of the potomac as a compromise. states were added to the union as a result of compromise. in this sense, america's ability to find compromise has always been our pathway to greatness. our founders established this more perfect union with a clea cleareyed knowledge that a house divided against itself cannot stand. division leads to failure. to make our democracy work, we all must work together. we must acknowledge that we have differences of opinion and differing points of view, but we must commit to unit chism the floor of the united states senate is the marketplace for ideas, and it is a window into democracy that is a liflg testimony to the greatness and diversity of our nation. th